Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77915
Hospitals: Food
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Mr Joshua Reynolds
Liberal Democrat — Maidenhead
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department’s policy is on the use of cash for food vendor payments in NHS hospitals.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department does not have a policy on the use of cash for the payment of food vendors in National Health Service hospitals. These decisions are taken locally by NHS organisations.